Police have confirmed that investigations are continuing into the death of a woman after her body was found in the water off Torquay seafront on Friday morning.

The busy seafront walkway was closed near the Palm Court bridge early on Friday morning after police received a call from a member of the public to say they had seen a body in the water. The call was received just after 6.30am.

A tarpaulin was erected around the scene at the slipway just below the bridge while investigations continued. The Torbay RNLI inshore lifeboat was at the scene, as were Coastguards, paramedics and fire engine.